Brazil: Forced eviction

Index Number: AMR 19/011/2009
Date Published: 23 June 2009
Categories: Brazil

Over 400 families were forcibly evicted from a government building on 16 June 2009; more than 200 families are now encamped in extremely precarious conditions in an enclosed space under a viaduct in the centre of São Paulo. Supported by local NGOs, the families plan to stay under the viaduct until the authorities offer them adequate alternative housing.